Khammam, Andhra Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Khammam (Andhra Pradesh) was won by Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy (YSR Congress Party) at the 2014 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 11,974 votes over Nama Nageswara Rao. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, from 1957 to 2014.

Full Election History, 1957–2014

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Vittal Rao Muslim League Kerala 106,627 44.3% Kolipak Kishan Rao (Indian National Congress) 5,537 (2.3 pts)
1962 T. Lakshikantamma Indian National Congress 163,806 49.8% T.B. Vittal Rao (Communist Party of India) 12,060 (3.7 pts)
1967 T. Lakshmikantamma Indian National Congress 200,534 53.1% M. K. Rao (CPI (Marxist)) 111,328 (29.5 pts)
1971 T. Lakshmi Kantamma Indian National Congress 137,830 36.9% Chekuri Kasaiah (Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti) 16,461 (4.4 pts)
1977 Jalagam Kondala Rao Indian National Congress 208,617 51.3% Yalamanchili Radha Krushna Murthy (CPI (Marxist)) 85,989 (21.1 pts)
1980 Kondala Rao Jalagam Congress (I) 201,559 42.1% Upendraiah Samineni (Congress (U)) 95,483 (20.0 pts)
1984 Jalagam Vengala Rao Indian National Congress 261,056 44.7% Nallamala Prasad Rao (Communist Party of India) 91,499 (15.7 pts)
1989 Jalagam Vengal Rao Indian National Congress 388,461 49.7% Radhakrishna Murthy Yelamanchili (CPI (Marxist)) 59,252 (7.6 pts)
1991 Rangayya Nayudu P.V. Indian National Congress 316,186 44.2% Tammineni Veerabhadram (CPI (Marxist)) 5,918 (0.8 pts)
1996 Veerabhadram Tammineni CPI (Marxist) 374,675 42.8% P.V. Rangaiah Naidu (Indian National Congress) 63,291 (7.2 pts)
1998 Nadendla Bhaskar Rao Indian National Congress 363,747 40.3% Thammineni Veerabhadram (CPI (Marxist)) 11,664 (1.3 pts)
1999 Renuka Chowdhury Indian National Congress 328,596 35.9% Baby Swarna Kumari Maddineni (Telugu Desam Party) 8,398 (0.9 pts)
2004 Renuka Chowdhury Indian National Congress 518,047 50.6% Nama Nageswara Rao (Telugu Desam Party) 108,888 (10.6 pts)
2009 Nama Nageswara Rao Telugu Desam Party 469,368 45.4% Renuka Chowdhury (Indian National Congress) 124,448 (12.0 pts)
2014 Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy YSR Congress Party 421,957 35.7% Nama Nageswara Rao (Telugu Desam Party) 11,974 (1.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vittal Rao Muslim League Kerala 106,627 44.3%
Kolipak Kishan Rao Indian National Congress 101,090 42.0%
P. Veeriah Independent 23,842 9.9%
Kondapalli Srinivasa Rao Independent 9,278 3.9%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
T. Lakshikantamma Indian National Congress 163,806 49.8%
T.B. Vittal Rao Communist Party of India 151,746 46.1%
Golla Venkateswarlu Independent 13,529 4.1%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
T. Lakshmikantamma Indian National Congress 200,534 53.1%
M. K. Rao CPI (Marxist) 89,206 23.6%
R. Janakiramayya Communist Party of India 67,068 17.8%
M. Narasimharao Bharatiya Jana Sangh 20,730 5.5%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
T. Lakshmi Kantamma Indian National Congress 137,830 36.9%
Chekuri Kasaiah Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti 121,369 32.5%
Manchikanti Ram Kishan Rao CPI (Marxist) 92,012 24.7%
Kama John Independent 12,333 3.3%
Kannekanti Sreenivas Rao TEC 5,313 1.4%
Gogineni Satyanarayana Rao Congress (O) 4,246 1.1%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jalagam Kondala Rao Indian National Congress 208,617 51.3%
Yalamanchili Radha Krushna Murthy CPI (Marxist) 122,628 30.2%
Nallamala Prasada Rao Communist Party of India 72,530 17.8%
K. I. Vidya Sagar Independent 2,868 0.7%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kondala Rao Jalagam Congress (I) 201,559 42.1%
Upendraiah Samineni Congress (U) 106,076 22.2%
Yalamanchili Radha Krishna Murthi CPI (Marxist) 101,959 21.3%
Maddi China Venkat Reddy Independent 32,378 6.8%
B. Lakshmi Naik Independent 12,840 2.7%
K. Ram Mohan Rao Independent 12,181 2.5%
Kama John Independent 5,007 1.0%
Anuapurna Visalaksi Aluri Independent 3,807 0.8%
Lingala Jamalaih Independent 2,643 0.6%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jalagam Vengala Rao Indian National Congress 261,056 44.7%
Nallamala Prasad Rao Communist Party of India 169,557 29.0%
Parsa Satyanarayana CPI (Marxist) 118,609 20.3%
Kandala Narsimha Reddy Independent 30,126 5.2%
Chinthirala Joga Rao Independent 3,725 0.6%
Banoth Laxma Nayak Independent 895 0.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jalagam Vengal Rao Indian National Congress 388,461 49.7%
Radhakrishna Murthy Yelamanchili CPI (Marxist) 329,209 42.1%
Gaddam Venkatramalah Independent 49,862 6.4%
Padiga Yerraiah Independent 7,493 1.0%
Gandhuri Lalaiah Independent 6,908 0.9%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rangayya Nayudu P.V. Indian National Congress 316,186 44.2%
Tammineni Veerabhadram CPI (Marxist) 310,268 43.4%
Gaddam Venkatramayya Independent 45,999 6.4%
Ali Khadar Sayyad Bharatiya Janata Party 12,852 1.8%
Khaja Khan Mohmad Independent 3,984 0.6%
Kilari Manmadha Rao Independent 3,915 0.5%
Harinadha Rao Boddu Independent 3,428 0.5%
Nagisetti Ram Rao Independent 2,682 0.4%
Arvapalli Vidya Sagar Janata Party 2,596 0.4%
Ganduri Lalaiah Independent 2,563 0.4%
Padiga Yerraiah Independent 2,153 0.3%
Chirra Venkateswarlu Independent 2,074 0.3%
Banoth Seetayya Independent 1,855 0.3%
Avula Rama Rao Independent 1,490 0.2%
Suryanarayana Jamgeti Bahujan Samaj Party 1,208 0.2%
Prabhakar Reddy Independent 964 0.1%
Venkateswarlu Yedavalli Independent 615 0.1%
Tulasi Ramulu Natesan Independent 596 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Veerabhadram Tammineni CPI (Marxist) 374,675 42.8%
P.V. Rangaiah Naidu Indian National Congress 311,384 35.6%
Nageswara Rao Koneru NTRTDP(LP) 75,072 8.6%
Sadineni Venkateswarlu Independent 45,749 5.2%
Jayachandra Reddy Reddyvari Bharatiya Janata Party 28,823 3.3%
Padiga Yerraiah Independent 7,022 0.8%
Bhukya Lingaiah Independent 5,172 0.6%
Gangisarpa Sankar Independent 4,172 0.5%
Ch. Joga Rao Independent 3,642 0.4%
Thotamalla Chandrasekhara Independent 2,677 0.3%
Guntupali Papaiah Independent 2,001 0.2%
Ganduri Lalaiah Independent 1,697 0.2%
Khadaar Ali Sayyad AIIC(T) 1,467 0.2%
Chirra Venkateswarlu Independent 1,386 0.2%
Poranki Venkata Raju Independent 1,223 0.1%
Md. Galib Independent 1,173 0.1%
Mangapati Nalajala Independent 1,143 0.1%
Pilla Jagadish Naidu Independent 1,072 0.1%
Mylavarapu Mallikharjuna Rao Independent 796 0.1%
Akarapu Prabhu Lingachary Independent 729 0.1%
Nagandla Janaki Rama Rao Independent 654 0.1%
Madakam Mutyalu Independent 595 0.1%
Boinapalli Venkatrao Independent 576 0.1%
Banoth Bikna Independent 501 0.1%
Pullareddy Bheem Reddy Independent 466 0.1%
Bheemji Naik Independent 410 0.0%
Sarvar Mohiuddin Independent 398 0.0%
Banoth Laxma Naik Independent 326 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nadendla Bhaskar Rao Indian National Congress 363,747 40.3%
Thammineni Veerabhadram CPI (Marxist) 352,083 39.0%
Ravindra Naik Dharavath Bharatiya Janata Party 117,926 13.1%
Smt. Aruna Chandra Independent 55,624 6.2%
Gopagani Narasaiah Independent 4,536 0.5%
Annavarapu Rajeswar Rao Independent 4,102 0.5%
Danda Lingaiah Independent 3,248 0.4%
Banoth Bikna Independent 1,230 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Renuka Chowdhury Indian National Congress 328,596 35.9%
Baby Swarna Kumari Maddineni Telugu Desam Party 320,198 34.9%
Guguloth Dharma CPI (Marxist) 184,422 20.1%
Aruna Chandra Independent 52,971 5.8%
Matte Gurumurthy MCPI(S) 15,129 1.7%
Muralidhar.G AJBP 2,779 0.3%
Eda Seshagiri Rao Independent 2,029 0.2%
Gopagani Shankar Rao Janata Dal (Secular) 1,997 0.2%
Padiga Yerraiah Independent 1,955 0.2%
Guduru Satyanarayana Independent 1,829 0.2%
Dr Irri Mari Anna Independent 1,822 0.2%
Kodamsimham Pandu Ranga Charyulu Independent 1,519 0.2%
Kama Rama Rao Independent 1,325 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Renuka Chowdhury Indian National Congress 518,047 50.6%
Nama Nageswara Rao Telugu Desam Party 409,159 40.0%
Aruna Chandra Independent 50,619 4.9%
Burra Venkanna Independent 14,552 1.4%
Nalajala Saroja PPOI 10,255 1.0%
Padiga Yerraiah Independent 8,316 0.8%
Nama Naik Islavath Independent 5,899 0.6%
Pittala Venkata Narasaiah Mudira MRS 3,345 0.3%
Banoth Somla Naik Independent 2,985 0.3%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nama Nageswara Rao Telugu Desam Party 469,368 45.4%
Renuka Chowdhury Indian National Congress 344,920 33.4%
Jalagam Hemamalini PRAP 131,135 12.7%
Avula Venkateswarlu Independent 23,325 2.3%
Jupelli Satyanarayana LSP 12,143 1.2%
Banoth Laxma Naik Independent 11,642 1.1%
Mallavarapu Jeremiah Independent 10,190 1.0%
Kapilavai Ravinder Bharatiya Janata Party 9,644 0.9%
Thondapu Venkateswara Rao Bahujan Samaj Party 6,302 0.6%
Chanda Lingaiah Independent 4,543 0.4%
Danda Lingaiah Independent 3,893 0.4%
Manukonda Raghuram Prasad PPOI 3,868 0.4%
Shaik Madar Saheb TPPP 3,036 0.3%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy YSR Congress Party 421,957 35.7%
Nama Nageswara Rao Telugu Desam Party 409,983 34.7%
Kankanala Narayana Communist Party of India 187,653 15.9%
Budan Baig Shaik Telangana Rashtra Samithi 89,063 7.5%
Lingala Ravi Kumar Independent 9,454 0.8%
Gokinepalli Venkateswara Rao Independent 8,053 0.7%
Bachala Laxmaiah Independent 6,494 0.5%
Mokalla Ramesh Independent 5,386 0.5%
Kaki Bhaskar Independent 5,354 0.5%
Nagarjuna Cherukuru JSP 4,999 0.4%
None Of The Above Independent 4,983 0.4%
Dodda Ram Babu Bahujan Samaj Party 4,757 0.4%
Nagireddy Raji Reddy Independent 4,480 0.4%
Medarametla Rama Rao PPI 4,135 0.3%
Banoth Kishan Nayak Independent 1,611 0.1%
Gugulothu Sarvan Independent 1,488 0.1%
Gugulothu Ranjith Kumar Independent 1,432 0.1%
Banoth Laxma Naik Independent 1,338 0.1%
Ramesh Kommu Independent 1,267 0.1%
Mudige Nageswara Rao Independent 1,194 0.1%
Jerripothula Srinivas Independent 1,116 0.1%
Kalthi Venkateswarlu Independent 1,059 0.1%
Ramu Kandula Independent 1,019 0.1%
Kalthi Ramulamma Independent 980 0.1%
Busireddy Shankar Reddy Independent 963 0.1%
Kanakam Tirumala Rao Independent 916 0.1%
Sanapa Pommaiah Independent 886 0.1%
Marikanti Vasudasu Independent 877 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Muslim League Kerala margin 2.3 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 3.7 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 29.5 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 4.4 pts 1977: Indian National Congress margin 21.1 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 20.0 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 15.7 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 7.6 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 0.8 pts 1996: CPI (Marxist) margin 7.2 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 1.3 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 0.9 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 10.6 pts 2009: Telugu Desam Party margin 12.0 pts 2014: YSR Congress Party margin 1.0 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014

Trend

Khammam has been contested at 15 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Muslim League Kerala, Indian National Congress, Congress (I), CPI (Marxist), Telugu Desam Party, YSR Congress Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Khammam in the 2014 Lok Sabha election?

Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy (YSR Congress Party) won Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, in 2014 with 421,957 votes (35.7%), a margin of 11,974 votes over Nama Nageswara Rao.

Which parties have won Khammam since 1957?

Since 1957, Khammam has been won by: CPI (Marxist), Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Muslim League Kerala, Telugu Desam Party, YSR Congress Party.

What was the closest result in Khammam?

The closest result on record for Khammam was 1991, when Indian National Congress beat CPI (Marxist) by just 5,918 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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